Review
Practice individual sections of your letter in Arabic.
a. Imagine what questions will be asked and write them.
b. Write out sections of the letter.
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Due 5/29
1- Write a full introduction of yourself and your family members
2- Review ACTIVELY writing, reading, speaking, listening (introductions, how are you, family members, numbers, hobbies)
Due 5/20
1) Study vocabulary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvH02HiPa4Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2) Look up Arabic recipe/ Arabic foods and be ready to talk about it in detail. What is its name? Where is it from? What is in it? What is it eaten with? Note: use embassy websites for reference if needed.
Due 5/19
Make a list of Arabic foods that you know or have heard of Due 5/15
1) Describe the photos of your family in detail. Describe who is in the photo (name, relationship to you/ each other, age, where they are from) and describe what they are wearing.
2) Practice new vocabulary Clothing Due 5/13
1) Write 5 sentences demonstrating agreement between Masc/ Fem nouns and their colors
2) Bring a picture to class. You will be describing the clothing of the people in the picture.
(preferably the picture will be of your family members so you can review the words for family) Due 5/12
1) Listen to the news report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecZCWwZ6P3w
0:00-1:20
--> Record as many familiar words as you can
1) 5 sentences describing these pictures. Use clothing vocabulary and colors.
2) Quiz on colors (if you did not take it today)
Due 5-8
1) Complete reading comprehension worksheet. Look for cognates and transliterations Cognate: A word that is the same (or close) in another language (eg. Television- telfaaz) from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born.’
2) Study vocabulary. Colors and clothes Colors Clothes
Due 5/6 Reading: Find as many colors as you can in the document
Take notes on your reactions -what did you notice about the speed, accent, and words? -what kinds of questions do you think were being asked -what words did you hear that you know? Due 3/31
Write 10 sentences with the verbs we have learned. Be sure to vary the subjects of the sentence so that the verbs conjugate differently each time.
Brief quiz Monday on verbs. Due 3/27
Translate the following sentences using vocabulary you know. Focus on the vocabulary you know and try to string them together. DO NOT concern yourself with grammatical structure, verb tenses, etc. Use the vocabulary
1) My mom is watching TV in the living room.
2) My brother is sleeping in the bedroom
3) My car is at the restaurant
4) The dad is sweeping the dining room
5) My family eats in the dining room at 6 PM
6) Before قبل school I shower in the bathroom
7) Are you going to school Saturday?
Due 3/25
Study rooms of the house vocabulary.
Tomorrow in class there will be a substitute. Bring materials to study new vocab Due 3/20
Write a brief Paragraph about where you live using the phrases from our vocabulary
2) Go to this website. Write 3 words you recognize and 1 word that you can guess from context! http://eg.arabiaweather.com
Due 3/13
1) Liesten to the weather report and record as many place names and types of weather as you hear
2) Use the weather website to discover other words from context. Do not use a dictionary! Study the words we discovered together today in class:
Due 3/6
List of vocabulary words in English.
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
-->If you would like to retake last week's quiz you may do so on Thursday during Tutorial
Due 3/7
Study weather vocabulary and days of the week Weather
Bring a weekly weather report to class. You may print it, get it from a newspaper or draw it yourself.
Due 3/10
Write a weekly weather report.
3/3
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
2/25
Write to a friend about the movie Lemon Tree.
Imagine they have never seen the movie and they know nothing about the Arab world.
What should they know before seeing the movie? What important scenes/ interactions should they watch for?
What will they learn? What questions would you want to ask them after they see the movie?
2/26
179 Drill 4
2/28
1) Quiz tomorrow- reading and writing- places vocabulary
2) Complete connecting practice by connecting letters and writing the meaning of each word
2/7
Alif baa work
2/10
Practice writing vocabulary and disconnecting letters
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Complete Unit 7 Drills if not completed in class
Unit 7
Listening exercise 6
Drill 5 (Reading aloud)
Drill 6
Drill 8
Drill 9
Drill 10 (p. 161, 162)
Read p. 166
1-31
Drill 15 p. 136
Review vocabulary and name the letters in the words
1-30
Write 5 more vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out.
Check your work by reviewing vocab.
Review reading letters unit 1-6
1-28
Write 5 vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out
Write your full name in Arabic
12-10
Create a Wordle using English words that come from Arabic. http://www.wordle.net
12-11
Vocabulary review
Bring Alif Baa to class
12-12
Bring Alif Baa to class
12-16
Alif baa exercises
Unit 2
Drill 6, 7, 8, 10
Due 12-3
Amreeka Discussion questions- Choose 4 of 6 PLOT and 2 of 4 CULTURE
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Due 12-4
Choose one of the following 2 questions. Use specific scenes from the movie AND comments from our discussion to defend your answer. 1) Was Salma’s boyfriend correct when he called Fadi’s classmates racist? *To answer this question you need to define "racist" and decide whether or not "Arabs" are a race. 2) Was American culture portrayed positively or negatively? Give an example to defend your opinion. *To answer this question you need to define "culture" and decide what in the movie was a part of American culture.
Due 12-5
Examples of Arab culture and American culture from the film
Due 12-9
Is it difficult to define Arab culture? Is it difficult to define American culture?
Why/ Why not?
Think about the points suggested by your classmates:
-Positive / Negative aspects of culture- where do they fit?
-Seeing positive/ negative in yourself- is it hard?
-The influence of the media- does it portray culture accurately?
-Objectifying/ judging yourself and others - can you make concrete statements about yourself or others?
Due Tuesday 11-20
Writing practice س م
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Due Thursday 11-21
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Choose one of the following
1) Respond to the visitor's presentation. What was interesting/ surprising? What was similar/different from Walid's presentation?
2) Respond to Elijah's contention: Private, religious schools should not be allowed to select students based on religion.
Due Friday 11-22
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Monday 11-25
COMPLETE DRILLS IN TEXTBOOK
Due Tuesday 11-13
Reaction to presentation. What was most surprising about Walid's presentation? What was most expected?
Due Thursday 11-14
Study vocabulary from class. Places
Due Friday 11-15
TBA
Due Monday 11-18
Practice new/ old vocabulary.
practice ذ / هـ
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Due Tuesday 11-6
Movie Draft
Due Thursday 11-7
Revised Draft Due Friday 11-8
Video Project due @ the start of class
Response: Visual Geography
- How do we view the world? Talk about your general reactions to today's presentations
- Which pictures/ slides were particularly moving to you? Why? What assumptions did they challenge?
Due Monday 10-28
Country presentation- capital, pictures, flag, population, major monuments/sites, 1 (or more) cultural products or practices or people unique to the country
Due Monday 10-7
Response: Is Arabic written backwards? Is it acceptable to refer to the Arabic text as "backwards"?
Define "backwards". Think of 3 examples of things that are backwards Practice pronunciation 10 minutes
ح
Writing practice- family vocabulary
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Due Monday 10-7 Response: Is Arabic written backwards? Is it acceptable to refer to the Arabic text as "backwards"?
Due Monday 9-23
Pronunciation practice with website.
Recording
Due Tuesday 9-24
1) Record a video introducing someone else
2) Review #s and Letters with youtube and the website (20 min)
3) Response to our Fireside chat (what is going well in Arabic? What is challenging? What are you looking forward to? What are you nervous about?)
Due Thursday 9-26 Memorize dialogue and add an introduction of someone else.
Due Monday 9-30
Practice family vocabulary
Practice pronunciation
خ
Due Monday 9-16
1) Response to conversation "If your custom or belief is different from that of others, does that give you the right to disrespect the tradition?" -In terms of customs, what does it mean to "disrespect" someone? 2) Reading
In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" PDF ON ARABIC 1 Page
Due Thursday 9-19
Listening practice, listen to the scene a second time listening for key phrases. Unit 1 Drill 4 http://www.alkitaabtextbook.com/books/
UN: boosker
PW: baba
Record a 2nd draft introduction video including name, where you are from, age, where you are a student.
Email the video to me! Due Friday 9-20
Pronunciation practice with website. Record yourself pronouncing the letters of the alphabet.
Due Monday 9-23
Pronunciation practice with website. Record 4 familiar sounds and 4 unfamiliar sounds.
Due Monday 9-9 1) Complete writing practice (introductory words) 2) Why do you want to learn Arabic?
Due Friday 9-13 1) Response: How do we learn a language? 2) Practice introduction writing
3) Review numbers and alphabet
Due Monday 9-16 Response to conversation "If your custom or belief is different from that of others, does that give you the right to disrespect the tradition?" -In terms of customs, what does it mean to "disrespect" someone?
Reading
In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" PDF ON ARABIC 1 Page
Due Friday 9-6
1) Practice writing your name in Arabic
Due Thursday 9-5 (If you are celebrating the holiday, this assignment is due Friday):
1) Record a video introducing yourself. Include one thing you like.
Due Wednesday 9-4
1) Teach someone who doesn't speak Arabic to introduce themselves in Arabic
"...مرحبا انا اسمي"
"...انا من "
2) Review syllabus. Record any questions or additions you have. Have a parent/guardian sign to confirm he/ she has read it.
3) Have a parent/ guardian Sign the "QFI photo release".
الواجب
ReviewPractice individual sections of your letter in Arabic.
a. Imagine what questions will be asked and write them.
b. Write out sections of the letter.
Due 5/29
1- Write a full introduction of yourself and your family members
2- Review ACTIVELY writing, reading, speaking, listening (introductions, how are you, family members, numbers, hobbies)
"...مرحبا انا اسمي"
"...انا من "
Dialogue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkcbIkdz0w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Family Members:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hobbies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6luFHivoc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due 5/27
Review the list of topics to be covered in review. Add food and clothes.
Generate a master list of vocabulary listed by topic.
Due 5/23
1) Try the Mamoul handed out in class and read the Arabic on the packaging.
2) Study food vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvH02HiPa4Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due 5/20
1) Study vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvH02HiPa4Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2) Look up Arabic recipe/ Arabic foods and be ready to talk about it in detail. What is its name? Where is it from? What is in it? What is it eaten with? Note: use embassy websites for reference if needed.
Due 5/19
Make a list of Arabic foods that you know or have heard of
Due 5/15
1) Describe the photos of your family in detail. Describe who is in the photo (name, relationship to you/ each other, age, where they are from) and describe what they are wearing.
2) Practice new vocabulary
Clothing
Due 5/13
1) Write 5 sentences demonstrating agreement between Masc/ Fem nouns and their colors
2) Bring a picture to class. You will be describing the clothing of the people in the picture.
(preferably the picture will be of your family members so you can review the words for family)
Due 5/12
1) Listen to the news report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecZCWwZ6P3w
0:00-1:20
--> Record as many familiar words as you can
2) Check out:
Different styles of clothes in Saudi Arabia
http://www.saudiembassy.or.jp/DiscoverSA/TC.htm
Different styles of Ghotra (men's head scarf)
http://saudijeans.org/2009/09/07/how-to-wear-a-ghotra/
A blog all about different styles of hijaab- (complete with videos and pictures for doing different styles)
http://thehijablog.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/mo7gbat-learn-to-tie-tons-of-new-hijab-styles/
Due 5-9
1) 5 sentences describing these pictures. Use clothing vocabulary and colors.
2) Quiz on colors (if you did not take it today)
Due 5-8
1) Complete reading comprehension worksheet. Look for cognates and transliterations
Cognate: A word that is the same (or close) in another language (eg. Television- telfaaz)
from Latin cognatus, from co- ‘together with’ + natus ‘born.’
2) Study vocabulary. Colors and clothes
Colors
Clothes
Due 5/6
Reading: Find as many colors as you can in the document
Study: Vocabulary
Colors
Due 4/29
Complete wadjda discussion questions.
Separate page. Detailed responses.
Due 5/1
Behind the Ghutra aticle and questions
5/2
Why do you think we as outsiders focus on the hijab?
What are the things we do (in our family, in our school, as Americans) that others might find different?
What are the reactions people have to those differences?
How do you feel when others react to things that make you different?
How do you imagine Arabs (women and men) might react to our focus on the hijab?
Do you think it is fair and acceptable to ask someone else to justify what they do?
http://aappl.actfl.org/demo
Due 4/8
Listening Demo
Due 4/9
Reading Demo
Due 4/10
Vocabulary list for review
Due 4/11
Vocabulary list for review
Due 4/1
Explore the Demo
http://aappl.actfl.org/demo
Take notes on your reactions
-what did you notice about the speed, accent, and words?
-what kinds of questions do you think were being asked
-what words did you hear that you know?
Due 3/31
Write 10 sentences with the verbs we have learned. Be sure to vary the subjects of the sentence so that the verbs conjugate differently each time.
Brief quiz Monday on verbs.
Due 3/27
Translate the following sentences using vocabulary you know. Focus on the vocabulary you know and try to string them together. DO NOT concern yourself with grammatical structure, verb tenses, etc. Use the vocabulary
1) My mom is watching TV in the living room.
2) My brother is sleeping in the bedroom
3) My car is at the restaurant
4) The dad is sweeping the dining room
5) My family eats in the dining room at 6 PM
6) Before قبل school I shower in the bathroom
7) Are you going to school Saturday?
Due 3/25
Study rooms of the house vocabulary.
Tomorrow in class there will be a substitute. Bring materials to study new vocab
Due 3/20
Write a brief Paragraph about where you live using the phrases from our vocabulary
Due 3/24
Study house vocabulary- Quiz monday
Due 3/12
1) Listen to the weather report. Listen for vocabulary words that you know
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat/video_s.php#/0/weather/
2) Go to this website. Write 3 words you recognize and 1 word that you can guess from context!
http://eg.arabiaweather.com
Due 3/13
1) Liesten to the weather report and record as many place names and types of weather as you hear
2) Use the weather website to discover other words from context. Do not use a dictionary! Study the words we discovered together today in class:
القاهرة
ليل
نهار
صا في
جزئي
غالباً
الرطوبة
امطار
Due 3/14
Due 3/17
Study Vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwsRtGW6maw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due 3/6
List of vocabulary words in English.
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
-->If you would like to retake last week's quiz you may do so on Thursday during Tutorial
Due 3/7
Study weather vocabulary and days of the week
Weather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yuw9_vHMg
Bring a weekly weather report to class. You may print it, get it from a newspaper or draw it yourself.
Due 3/10
Write a weekly weather report.
3/3
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
2/25
Write to a friend about the movie Lemon Tree.
Imagine they have never seen the movie and they know nothing about the Arab world.
What should they know before seeing the movie? What important scenes/ interactions should they watch for?
What will they learn? What questions would you want to ask them after they see the movie?
2/26
179 Drill 4
2/28
1) Quiz tomorrow- reading and writing- places vocabulary
2) Complete connecting practice by connecting letters and writing the meaning of each word
2/11
Study places vocab (see youtube practice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er-QuOWGXI8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Read aloud and complete worksheet with vocabulary
2/13
Writing Practice
Quiz
2/14
2/18
Porcelli in Doha- Alif Baa practice
2/4
Writing practice worksheet
2/6
Vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er-QuOWGXI8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Writing practice
2/7
Alif baa work
2/10
Practice writing vocabulary and disconnecting letters
Complete Unit 7 Drills if not completed in class
Unit 7
Listening exercise 6
Drill 5 (Reading aloud)
Drill 6
Drill 8
Drill 9
Drill 10 (p. 161, 162)
Read p. 166
1-31
Drill 15 p. 136
Review vocabulary and name the letters in the words
1-30
Write 5 more vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out.
Check your work by reviewing vocab.
Review reading letters unit 1-6
1-28
Write 5 vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out
Write your full name in Arabic
1-27
Drill 21, 22, 23
p. 141
1-3
My break description
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RaazqkZAU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C45-5BGc5H0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
12-17
Drills 10, 11, 13
12-19
Alif Baa
12-20
Alif baa drills
9, 10, 11 unit 3
12-10
Create a Wordle using English words that come from Arabic.
http://www.wordle.net
12-11
Vocabulary review
Bring Alif Baa to class
12-12
Bring Alif Baa to class
12-16
Alif baa exercises
Unit 2
Drill 6, 7, 8, 10
Due 12-3
Amreeka Discussion questions- Choose 4 of 6 PLOT and 2 of 4 CULTURE
Due 12-4
Choose one of the following 2 questions. Use specific scenes from the movie AND comments from our discussion to defend your answer.
1) Was Salma’s boyfriend correct when he called Fadi’s classmates racist?
*To answer this question you need to define "racist" and decide whether or not "Arabs" are a race.
2) Was American culture portrayed positively or negatively? Give an example to defend your opinion.
*To answer this question you need to define "culture" and decide what in the movie was a part of American culture.
Due 12-5
Examples of Arab culture and American culture from the film
Due 12-9
Is it difficult to define Arab culture? Is it difficult to define American culture?
Why/ Why not?
Think about the points suggested by your classmates:
-Positive / Negative aspects of culture- where do they fit?
-Seeing positive/ negative in yourself- is it hard?
-The influence of the media- does it portray culture accurately?
-Objectifying/ judging yourself and others - can you make concrete statements about yourself or others?
Due Tuesday 11-20
Writing practice س م
Due Thursday 11-21
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Choose one of the following
1) Respond to the visitor's presentation. What was interesting/ surprising? What was similar/different from Walid's presentation?
2) Respond to Elijah's contention: Private, religious schools should not be allowed to select students based on religion.
Due Friday 11-22
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Monday 11-25
COMPLETE DRILLS IN TEXTBOOK
Due Tuesday 11-13
Reaction to presentation. What was most surprising about Walid's presentation? What was most expected?
Due Thursday 11-14
Study vocabulary from class.
Places
Due Friday 11-15
TBA
Due Monday 11-18
Practice new/ old vocabulary.
practice ذ / هـ
Due Tuesday 11-6
Movie Draft
Due Thursday 11-7
Revised Draft
Due Friday 11-8
Video Project due @ the start of class
Due Monday 11-11
Due Monday 11-4
1) Outline your video project
2) Review vocabulary
3) Make a list of vocabulary you would like to know for your project (max: 5)
Classes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreA8kgu-Vc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6luFHivoc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Dialogue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkcbIkdz0w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Friday 11-1
Listen to Drill 4. Make sure you can repeat all of the introductions
Due Tuesday 10-22
1) Drill 3 p. 13 in your text. You must use the online companion for this activity
Learn how to say the names of at least 5 countries in Arabic
2) Practice pronouncing غ
3) Review classes vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreA8kgu-Vc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Thursday 10-24
Map Practice Drill 3.
Memorize 10 at least 10 countries (names and locations)
Due Friday 10-25
Quiz on Map- Study using Drill 3 p. 13
Geography (includes practice and presentation)
Response: Visual Geography
- How do we view the world? Talk about your general reactions to today's presentations
- Which pictures/ slides were particularly moving to you? Why? What assumptions did they challenge?
Due Monday 10-28
Country presentation- capital, pictures, flag, population, major monuments/sites, 1 (or more) cultural products or practices or people unique to the country
Due Monday 10-7
Response: Is Arabic written backwards? Is it acceptable to refer to the Arabic text as "backwards"?
Due Tuesday 10-1
Study Vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6luFHivoc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Practice ق and ح with the Alif Baa website.
Due Thursday 10-3
Vocab practice. Practice pronunciation by recording your voice and comparing it to my pronunciation.
Email me 1 word you would like to know for "I like..."
Due Friday 10-4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreA8kgu-Vc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Vocabulary practice
Due Tuesday 10-15
Porcelli Out
What is eid al-Adha
Due Monday 9-30
Practice family vocabulary
Practice pronunciation
Family vocabulary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
خ
Due Tuesday 10-1
Introduce family members. Make a video introducing 2 members and send it to me.
Practice with song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtcr84PaNxE
NOW OPEN!
Family vocabulary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Thursday 10-3
Record a new video introducing 2 family members. Include their age and one thing they like.
Use the example below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm7tYJjhm0k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Friday 10-4
Define "backwards". Think of 3 examples of things that are backwards
Practice pronunciation 10 minutes
ح
Writing practice- family vocabularyDue Monday 10-7
Response: Is Arabic written backwards? Is it acceptable to refer to the Arabic text as "backwards"?
Due Monday 9-23
Pronunciation practice with website.
Recording
Due Tuesday 9-24
1) Record a video introducing someone else
2) Review #s and Letters with youtube and the website (20 min)
3) Response to our Fireside chat (what is going well in Arabic? What is challenging? What are you looking forward to? What are you nervous about?)
Due Thursday 9-26
Memorize dialogue and add an introduction of someone else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkcbIkdz0w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Practice Alphabet and Numbers-- Quiz Thursday.
Due Friday 9-27
Pronunciation practice with website.
خ
Practice family vocabularyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Monday 9-30
Practice family vocabulary
Practice pronunciation
خ
Due Monday 9-16
1) Response to conversation
"If your custom or belief is different from that of others, does that give you the right to disrespect the tradition?"
-In terms of customs, what does it mean to "disrespect" someone?
2) Reading
In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" PDF ON ARABIC 1 Page
Due Tuesday 9-17
1) Review Alphabet Song and Numbers (YouTube)
2) Memorize Dialogue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkcbIkdz0w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Thursday 9-19
Listening practice, listen to the scene a second time listening for key phrases. Unit 1 Drill 4
http://www.alkitaabtextbook.com/books/
UN: boosker
PW: baba
Record a 2nd draft introduction video including name, where you are from, age, where you are a student.
Email the video to me!
Due Friday 9-20
Pronunciation practice with website. Record yourself pronouncing the letters of the alphabet.
Due Monday 9-23
Pronunciation practice with website. Record 4 familiar sounds and 4 unfamiliar sounds.
Due Monday 9-9
1) Complete writing practice (introductory words)
2) Why do you want to learn Arabic?
Due Tuesday 9-10
1) Study numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9cz4zLYHk
Numbers
2) Response "Why learn Arabic?" - What are your goals?
Due Thursday 9-12
1) Study Alphabet
Alphabet
2) Rd. Pages vii- ix in the text.
Due Friday 9-13
1) Response: How do we learn a language?
2) Practice introduction writing
3) Review numbers and alphabet
Due Monday 9-16
Response to conversation
"If your custom or belief is different from that of others, does that give you the right to disrespect the tradition?"
-In terms of customs, what does it mean to "disrespect" someone?
Reading
In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" PDF ON ARABIC 1 Page
Due Friday 9-6
1) Practice writing your name in Arabic
Due Thursday 9-5 (If you are celebrating the holiday, this assignment is due Friday):
1) Record a video introducing yourself. Include one thing you like.
Due Wednesday 9-4
1) Teach someone who doesn't speak Arabic to introduce themselves in Arabic
"...مرحبا انا اسمي"
"...انا من "
2) Review syllabus. Record any questions or additions you have. Have a parent/guardian sign to confirm he/ she has read it.
3) Have a parent/ guardian Sign the "QFI photo release".